Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-02-25
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS ON THE
POEM, CANCEL OF THE
COYENIET"


flash for time with unequaled brilliancy il
the literary heavens. And while these light.
may grow no less dim, they each have a lons
train of followers who never attain an excel
lence above mediocricy. Mrs. Hamilton ha,
taken an entirely new field of literary work
from the fact that she adopts poetry as the besi
means OF blending history, allegory and Eevc-
lation in readable form. Much of the Bibl,
was written in poetry. Christian theology is
only poetical in its tendency and influence,
Mrs. Hamilton has taken advantage of this to
treat poetically what is generally considered
prosy. Here are few of the gems with which
the poem abounds:
'Deyils cannot be " orss than void of good.
Nor angels purer than void Of wrong.p
In speaking of knowledge and wisdom she
says:
TO learn OF evil, man must die to good:
To learn Of good, he must to evil die;
But to know Of both, is the wisdom of God"
How true are the following lines.
| ''Where end parental steps, the child's begin;
And from the mothers grave, the eye can trace
whereer the footsteps of the son hath been
Since the beginning of his mortal race"
The authoress has evidently carefully studied
the general drift of the poem before it was
written; and it will likewise bear careful study
on the part of the reader. We predict that
those who will take the time to carefully peruse
the three books will be surprised with the null
tlplicity of new thoughts and applications of
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dealer.
We have received from Roseburg ''The An
gel Of the Covenant, poem complete in three
books, Mrs. DR.. S. Hamilton author. The
poem is historical in its nature, contains much
poetical beauty and many good thoughts. The
public generally read poems by local talent
with suspicion. This poem, though, is worth
careful perusal, which is saying considerable
for these trashy times.-[Democrat.
New PoEM.-We have received a poem
entitled "The Angel of the Covenant, written
by Mrs. DR.. S. Hamilton and published by
THE REVIEW Pub. Co., of Rosebure. 1t is
well written. The three books are bound In
one volume of about 65 pages.-[chronicle.
A poem of three books bound in one vol
ume has been received at this ufice. It's en-
titled, "The Angel of the Covenants" it was
written by Mrs. DR.. S: Hamilton; and was
published by THE "REvrEw Pub. Co." The
autheress evidently took much time and pains
in writing this volume. Her views are some
what new departure from the theological views
of the day.-[Echo.
We have received pamphlet entitled,
''The Angel of the Covenant, written by Mrs.
DR.. S. Hamilton, of Roseburg. 1t is the
longest poem ever written and printed in Ore
gon, and contains much valuable reading mat
ter. 1t will therefore bear careful perusal.
Some parts of it need to be studied TO be
thoroughly Observation-Disclosures.
The Angel Of the Covenant" is the name
Of poem, published by THE REVIEW pub
fishing Co., Of Roseburg, Mrs. S. Hamilton,
the authoress, has in this literary effort happily
blended history, allegory and revelation, in a
readable form.-[Corvallls Gazette.
We are in receipt of "The Angel of the
Covenant, poem in three books by Mrs. DR..
Hamilton of Roseburg, which is well spoken
OF by those who have read it. Rev. ]. r. N.
Bell has our thanks for it-LJacksonyille
Times.
"The Angel Of the Covenant" is the title
OF poem in three books, written by Mrs. DR..
Hamilton, of Roseburg, and published by THE
REVIEW of that place. We are under obliga-
tions to the publisher for complimentary
COPY Ashland Tidings.
THE ANGEL OF THE This is
the title Of poem in three books, written by
Mrs. DR.. Hamilton, Roseburg, and printed
by The REVIEW press. We are under obliga-
ton TO the publishers for copy. Its written
in manner somewhat facinating, and is no
doubt meritorious; but as we have not had
time to give 1t careful examination, We defer
criticism. Prohibition Star.
w. Scott Walker, A. NJ, president of
Washington Seminary, w. T., says: Through
the courtesy of some friend In Rose
burg, Oregon, the writer of this note has re-
ceived poem Of no mean merit, written by
lady at Roseburg. 1t is one of the
most fertile, in new and original thought, of
all the poems have eyer read. Even one Of
its ideas is enough to give it Immortality.
That thought is this: The first human move
ment Of any moral character was TO erect a
house, a domain. Its foundation was human
wisdom. AT least, it was the wisdom recon-
mended by Satan. 1t was merely the knowl
edge of good and evil. Humanity tried to ex-
alt itself upon such foundation. The foun-
dation was sand. God showed, at length, that
wisdom was the principal thing; just as Eve had
thought when she acceded to Satan's sugges-
tion. But God said, as the heavens are above
the eearthsoaremythough above your thoughts.
Then the New Testament says, "The wisdom
ofGodls first pure, then peaceable. Christ was
the power Of God and the wisdom of God >
These are, of course, not the words Of the
author Of that poem; but owe the thought
to her suggestion. The poem should b.
read by every minister and Christian il
this country. Thanks to the lady and the kint
friend who sent it to me.
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